I believe... That an Alternative radio station practicing the status quo is at odds with itself, thus making the station impotent with the Alternative listener.Sean goes on to say many more things in almost a stream of conciousness on what Alternative radio is and what it should be. I wish this would spread like a virus through the Alternative radio world, because many many people need to change their mindset on what Alternative has become in order to fix it.
I believe... That most all formats have the same production values that Alt Rock stations offer. How Alternative is that?
I believe... That the word Alternative has meant nothing for years since the format through progression is the mass.
I believe... That our jobs at Alt stations is to distill music for consumption in the same way as movie critics give suggestions on what to see... and you believe it.
I believe... That real people will listen to something compelling on the radio (instead of their iPods) if you give it to them on a regular basis.
If you'd like to read the original post, you can find it at seandemery.com. If you want to know more about who Sean Demery is and why he's in a position to be saying these things, click here.
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gotta agree. sad but true
The man resurrected Live 105 from its late nineties pop/nu metal attitude. He let the local talent shine, had really cool benchmarks like the old noon-time craziness, let Party Ben use the station as his mash-up guinea pig, put local artists on a pedestal, brought in one of the only successful morning shows to replace Stern. Since his departure, Live 105's gotten pretty lackluster in the creativity and originality departments. Thanks CBS!
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